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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Accentuation \Ac*cen'tu*a"tion\, noun [LL. accentuatio: cf. F. accentuation.] Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically (Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
accentuation
noun
1: the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
2: the act of giving special importance or significance to something [syn: {emphasizing}, {accenting}]
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